information and belief

information and belief definition - legal

n

In litigation, language traditionally used in an affidavit to denote that the deponent has received from others, and believes, the information that he or she is communicating.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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